If you live in a four-seasons climate, you know how much you are jonesing for golf by the middle of winter.

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In a warmer climate, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea hosts an annual surf camp, where legend Dave Kalama has imparted his big-wave expertise to guests.

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They are a temperate-climate crop, sensitive to temperature changes and requiring four distinct seasons.

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